Rare Human Death From Bird Flu Reported In China—Here's What You Need To Know About The Disease. ByRobert Hart, Former Staff. Robert Hart is a former London-based Forbes senior reporter.

In the third ever case of a human infection by H3N8 bird flu—a different virus to the H5N1 bird flu currently in the U.S.—a woman in China has died.

On 27 March 2023, the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China notified WHO of one confirmed case of human infection with an avian influenza A(H3N8) virus. This is the third ...

As the bird flu spreads, ... While human infections are still few and far between, ... As of December, the WHO has reported six human infections from the circulating bird flu strains in China, ...

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As the World Health Organization calls the current outbreak a “significant public health concern,” here’s everything to know about the bird flu and whether humans are at risk.

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Brazil said Wednesday it was free of bird flu, paving the way for it to resume chicken exports to China and 20 other ...